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Thomas Kjellberg

Work Department

Position

Counsel. Counseling and litigation for clients as to copyrights, trademarks and rights of publicity in a wide variety of industries including publishing, film, music and software.

Career

Speaks and writes regularly on copyright, and is co-author, with Bob Clarida, of the annual review of copyright decisions published each year in the Journal of the Copyright Society of the USA, and delivered at the Copyright Society's annual meeting. Tom is a past Trustee of the Society. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies, where he teaches Copyright Law, and has also taught an intellectual property course in Fordham University's Department of Media Studies.

Member

New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA) - Co-Chair, Copyright Committee Adjunct Assistant Professor (Copyright Law), New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies American Bar Association - Forum on Intellectual Property Law.

Education

Fordham University School of Law (JD 1998, Nathan Burkan Memorial Writing Competition - First Place) Wayne State University (BFA 1975).

United States: Intellectual property

Copyright

Within: Copyright

The 'outstanding IP boutique' Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, PCÂ is particularly strong in contentious matters relating to book publishing, music and fashion designs. Jonathan KingÂ is one of three who leads the team and focuses primarily on the music industry. Fellow practice head Richard MandelÂ has a similar focus on music and acted for Capitol Records in its litigation against the online marketplaceÂ ReDigi, which allowed the resale of digital music purchased from iTunes. Also leading the team is Eric Shimanoff,Â who has litigated cases involving magazine publishing, video games and music.Â Counsel Richard DannayÂ is another key figure and particularly prominent in book publishing litigation. Elsewhere,Â Thomas KjellbergÂ assisted Rhinestone Jewelry Corporation with the enforcement of the copyright for its designs of tiaras and crowns. Also recommended is Joel Karni Schmidt, who is an 'outstanding lawyer', 'always available' and 'very friendly and attentive'. Other notable clients include Penguin Random House and Eli Lilly.

After more than 20 years since joining the Milberg brand, under which she honed her skills and earned a solid reputation as a highly regarded and successful national litigator and business leader, Ariana J. Tadler is proud to announce the launch of her new firm, Tadler Law LLP. Ms. Tadler will be joined by talented partners, including AJ de Bartolomeo, Henry Kelston, and Melissa Clark, as well as key professional staff, whom she has known and worked with for years. Upon Ms. Tadlerâ€™s departure from Milberg Tadler Phillips Grossman LLP (â€śMTPGâ€ť), MTPG will continue as Milberg Phillips Grossman LLP ("MPG"), under Glenn Phillipsâ€™ direction.

A recent landmark decision by the First Hall of the Civil Court has confirmed for the first time that in order for a precautionary warrant to remain in force, it must be preceded or followed (within 20 days), by a court case filed in Malta or in the European Economic Area (EEA).

Criminal liability of corporations is a
hot topic worldwide. From financial institutions to global corporations, almost
daily we hear about a large corporation being investigated, signing a Deferred
Prosecution Agreement or being convicted, usually for money laundering, tax
evasion or bribery.

MSCI Inc., a New York-based provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, has announced that its subsidiary, MSCI Barra Suisse SĂ rl, has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Carbon Delta AG, a Swiss based environmental fintech and data analytics firm.

The UK government intends to introduce a new register of People with Significant Control over Overseas Companies, â€śthe PSCOC Registerâ€ť, in order to improve transparency of beneficial ownership for foreign entities which own UK properties. The Bill will be introduced to Parliament in 2019 and is intended to become operational by 2021.

Protection of financial market investors and prevention of unlawful disclosure of inside information and financial market manipulation is provided and guaranteed by the EU Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation 596/2014) (MAR) and the Directive on criminal sanctions for insider dealing and market manipulation (Directive 2014/57/EU) (CSMAD), which collectively replace the previous Market Abuse Directive (MAD) and together is known as MAD II.